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The faiths of Iran, each described by its own community.

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Glaubensrichtungen

The faiths of Iran, each described by its own community.

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Glaubensrichtungen

The faiths of Iran, each described by its own community.

Glaubensrichtungen

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  • Twelver Shi'a Islam

    Majority faith since the Safavids; hosseiniyehs abroad

  • Sunni Islam

    Among Kurds, Baloch, Turkmen and some southern communities

  • Sufi-Orden

    Nimatullahi, Gonabadi and Oveyssi orders, with centres abroad

  • Zoroastrismus

    The ancient faith of Iran; communities in Yazd, Kerman, Tehran, India and North America

  • Judaism

    Iranian Jews since the Achaemenids; Los Angeles, Great Neck, Israel

  • Armenian and Assyrian Christianity

    Recognised minorities with large diasporas

  • Baha'i Faith

    Iran's largest non-Muslim religious minority; discrimination and persecution since 1979 are documented by United Nations human rights bodies; the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (1987)

  • Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq)

    Kurdish and Lak faith of the Kermanshah region

  • Mandäer

    Ancient Gnostic faith of Khuzestan

  • Secular and non-religious Iranians

    A large share of the diaspora

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